Spiritual Gems

The wise who know, though the practice of subjective concentration, the All-Effulgent One, who is extremely difficult to see, concealed deep beyond everything, who is shining through all acts in every heart, inaccessible, and without beginning, they transcend all pleasure and pain. – Kathophishad.

This knowing that knows nothing is so mighty and potent that the prudent in their reasoning can never defeat it, for their wisdom never reaches the understanding that understands nothing, all science transcending. When the sun shines upon the sea, it illuminates its great depths and reveals the pearls...

“I cannot lie to you, because a lie doesn’t exist,’ the emissary’s voice said, intruding into my thoughts. “I can tell you only about what exists. In my world, only intent exists; a lie has no intent behind it; therefore, it has no existence.” I wanted to argue that...

I am truly given to the power that rules my fate. And I cling to nothing, so I will have nothing to defend. I have no thoughts, so I will see. I fear nothing, so I will remember myself. Detached and at ease, I will dart past the Eagle...

“Once the apprentice has been hooked, the instruction begins,” he continues. “The first act of a teacher is to introduce the idea that the world we think we see is only a view, a description of the world. Every effort of a teacher is geared to prove this point...